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Configuring iSCSI
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Enabling iSCSI
To use the iSCSI feature, you must explicitly enable iSCSI on the required switches in the fabric. By
default, this feature is disabled in all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
To enable iSCSI on any participating switch, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
Step 2
switch(config)# iscsi enable
switch(config)# no iscsi enable
Caution
When you disable this feature, all related configurations are automatically discarded.
Creating iSCSI Interfaces
Each physical GigabitEthernet interface on an IPS module or MPS-14/2 module can be used to translate
and route iSCSI requests to Fibre Channel targets and responses in the opposite direction. To enable this
capability, the corresponding iSCSI interface must be in an enabled state.
To enable iSCSI interfaces, follow these steps:
Enable the required Gigabit Ethernet interface.
Step 1
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet 2/1
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Create the required iSCSI interface and enable the interface.
Step 2
switch(config-if)# exit
switch(config)# interface iscsi 2/1
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide
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Enabling iSCSI, page 35-4
Creating iSCSI Interfaces, page 35-4
Presenting Fibre Channel Targets as iSCSI Targets, page 35-5
Presenting iSCSI Hosts as Virtual Fibre Channel Hosts, page 35-10
iSCSI Access Control, page 35-19
iSCSI Session Authentication, page 35-22
iSCSI Immediate Data and Unsolicited Data Features, page 35-25
iSCSI Interface Advanced Features, page 35-26
Displaying iSCSI Information, page 35-29
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enables iSCSI on that switch.
Disables (default) iSCSI on that switch.
OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Chapter 35
Configuring iSCSI
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